Names Inspired by Hazel

Hazel was one of the many nature names that became stylish for girls in the late Victorian era. It was a top 100 name from the 1880s to the 1930s, peaking at #23 in the 1890s. Hazel left the top 1000 by the 1980s. In the 2000s, the name began to rise again. Hazel returned to the top 100 in 2015 and is nearing its previous peak. 

Alongside being a vintage revival, Hazel is distinctive as few names sound like it. It is also tailored. While it's a girls' name, Hazel sounds like it could also work for boys. Finally, Hazel is natural in many ways. It's a color, nut, and tree.

This list will appeal to parents who are looking for a sister or alternative to Hazel as well as name lovers who just want more names to love. 

Here are some names inspired by Hazel, all ranking below the top 100:

Astrid

Clunky Astrid has no rhyming counterparts and could work for boys. 

Beatrix

Beatrix feels old-fashioned and distinctive thanks to its "x" ending. Children's author Beatrix Potter wrote stories about animals, giving this name a natural connection. 

Beryl

Beryl is a unique gemstone name that has Hazel's vintage feel and ending sound. 

Briar

Briar connects to a thorn bush. Plus, few names rhyme with Briar.

Clover

Clover brings to mind a green plant. It is also tailored, distinctive, and feminine. 

Coral

Coral is both a shade of orange and a nature name connecting to reef skeletons. It has the same ending sound as Hazel, too. 

Edith

Edith is another vintage name with no rhyming counterparts. 

Faye

While it means "fairy", vintage Faye can easily work for boys. 

Fern

Fern is a vintage plant name that feels distinctive and tailored. 

Florence

Florence feels tailored and vintage along with having a connection to flowers. 

Harvest

Hazel brings to mind the autumn season. The same can be said about Harvest, a unisex word name with no soundalikes. 

Haven

Haven is a unisex word name beginning with the same first syllable sound as Hazel.  

Honor

This antique virtue name has the same first initial and length as Hazel along with feeling distinctive and tailored. 

Liesl

Germanic Liesl feels distinctive, tailored, and ends in Hazels "zil" sound.

Maple

Maple is a tree and a type of syrup. It is phonetically similar to Hazel along with feeling tailored. 

Matilda

Matilda is a vintage name that has no soundalikes. 

Mavis

Vintage Mavis shares Hazel's long "a" sound and consonant ending. It's nearly tailored, too. 

Mercy

Mercy is an antique virtue that feels both distinctive and tailored. As Hazel rhymes with masculine Basil, Mercy rhymes with Percy. Thus, the names go hand-in-hand.

Opal

Opal is a vintage, tailored, and distinctive gemstone name that begins with a long vowel sound and ends in Hazel's "l" sound. 

Patience

Patience is an antique virtue name that feels slightly tailored and distinctive. 

Sybil

Vintage Sybil ends in the same sound as Hazel, can easily become unisex, and has no soundalikes. 

Topaz

This gemstone name contains Hazel's "z" sound along with being tailored and distinctive. 

Vale

Vale ends in a similar sound to Hazel. Plus, it is the word for a valley and could easily become unisex. 

Zelda

Zelda has Hazel's "z" sound and old-fashioned feel. 

What are your favorite alternatives to Hazel? What names would you add?

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